Small plane crashed into Hudson River near Yonkers, two rescued

Sunday

Jan 27, 2013 at 7:03 PMJan 27, 2013 at 8:24 PM

James Nani

YONKERS -- Two people have been rescued from the Hudson River after a plane crashed into icy waters Sunday afternoon.

Two people wearing life vests were rescued after being in the water for about a half hour, said Yonkers police. The plane is a single-engine, Piper PA-32 aircraft and went down into the water at about 5:30 p.m., according to Yonkers police and a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen. The plane has sunk into the river.

The pilot told local authorities that the flight departed Trenton-Robbinsville Airport in Robbinsville, New Jersey, said Bergen.

The two people, who's identities weren't available, were rescued by a pilot boat and taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.

The two, a man and woman, were treated for hypothermia once they were brought to the pier by Yonkers police, said Empress Emergency Medical Services Lt. Toni Scherer.

The aircraft is registered to a Lipariti Dominick of Manalapan, New Jersey, according to FAA records. When reached at his home, Dominick said he had just sold the plane to a couple out of central New Jersey on Thursday. He declined to release the couple's name, saying he wanted to hear from authorities first before doing so.

The flight was flying under Visual Flight Rules, and not receiving Air Traffic Control Services, said Bergen.